Pricing congestible network resources.

We describe the basic economic theory of pricing a congestible resource such as an FTP server, a router, a Web site, etc. In particular, we examine the implications of ?congestion pricing? as a way to encourage efficient use of network resources. We explore the implications of flat pricing and conge...

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Udgivet i:	IEEE Journal on selected areas in communications 13, 7 (1995).
Hovedforfatter:	MacKie-Mason, J.K
Format:	Article
Sprog:	English
Fag:	FTP server. Internet. Web site. Capacity expansion. Centrally planned environments. Competitive environments. Congestible network resources. Congestion pricing. Economic theory. Flat pricing. Monopolistic environments. Pricing. Router.